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TIL that Shaq was one of the original investors in Google and VitaminWater, but passed up on Starbucks because he didn’t drink coffee.

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e0LZE TIL that Emily Edith Smith believed she encountered Jack the Ripper in November 1892 (four years after his final victim). The girl was attacked by a strange man with a knife in Whitechapel. Smith kicked him in the groin and fled, and his description fit the Ripper's profile, but the trail went cold.
KOdm4 TIL divorced people think the secret to a happy marriage is communication. People who are actually happily married say it’s not communication, it’s respect.
Gyk7 TIL: That the N.S.A. was caught illegally conducting mass surveillance on American citizens without court authorization, or search warrants……in 1975
Aavw TIL that the NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL all have contingency plans if numerous players are killed or severely injured on a team.
7rPQp TIL Kurt Russell unknowingly destroyed a priceless 1860s Martin acoustic guitar, on loan from the Martin Museum, in the movie The Hateful Eight. The Martin Museum was so upset about the incident, that they vowed to never loan out guitars for film production again.